French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Louis' (1658)

Le Saint Louis -> 1671 Aimable
Nominal Guns	48	DBF
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1656	NNF-1610
Acquired	3.7.1658	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	1659	DBF
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	DBF
Constructor	Jean Laure	DBF
Category	Fourth Rate	DBF
National Rate	Troisième Rang	DBF
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	DBF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	DBF
Broken Up	10.4.1689	DBF

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Length of Gundeck140' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel110' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.728 (117′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2312 (33′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1670Broadside Weight = 442 French Livre (477.0064 lbs 216.359 kg)NNF-1610
Gun Deck22 French 24-Pounder
Gun Deck12 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French 10-Pounder
Gun Deck12 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1659355 NNF-1610
1673325 DBF

16 Commanding Officers

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1663 - 1664Chef d'escadreAbraham II Duquesne (1610-1688)NNF-16101666 - 6.1666Chef d'escadrePierre Certaines de Fricambault (1620-1666)NNF-16107.1666 - 1667Chef d'escadre François-Bénédict de Rouxel (Marquis de Grancey) (1635-1679)NNF-1610

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1674Capitaine en second Jacques-Auguste Maynard (Sieur de Bellefontaine de la Malmaison) (1646-1720)ref:6871684Capitaine en troisièmePierre de Bagneux (1650-1718)ref:687

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1664Enseigne de Vaisseau François Louis Rousselet (Comte de Chateaurenault) (1637-1716)ref:6871671Enseigne de Vaisseau François-René de Betz (Comte de La Harteloire) (1648-1726)ref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1670Refitted as a 56 gun Third Rate Ship
24.6.1671Renamed AimableDBF
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
8.1.1675/76Second battle of Stromboli
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
23.5.1683Second Bombardment of Algiers
17.5.1684Bombardment of Gènes

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DBFJean-Michel Roche, Web Site

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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